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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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